📖 Meaning
A metaphor for fierce, unstoppable impact and momentum. It evokes the image of a dragon soaring and a tiger leaping to describe powerful, courageous forward movement that cannot be withstood. It is a variant of the idiom 龙腾虎蹴.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom does not have a single well-documented origin story in classical literature. It belongs to a family of dragon-and-tiger metaphors that have been used since antiquity to convey overwhelming martial vigor. The pairing of dragon and tiger as symbols of supreme power and ferocity dates back to early Chinese cosmological and military writings. Over time, poets and military commentators adopted such imagery to describe unstoppable battlefield charges.
💡 Example Usage
解放军以龙腾虎踯之势突破了敌军防线。
The liberation army broke through the enemy's defense line with the unstoppable momentum of soaring dragons and leaping tigers.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 龙腾虎踯
- Pinyin: lóng téng hǔ zhí
- Literal Translation: dragon, soar, tiger, leap
- Category: Action
- Characters: 4